What is the philosophical truth of Mencius' "getting more help from the Tao and getting less help from the Tao"?
The city/is not high, the pool/is not deep, the soldiers are not strong, and there are not many meters; It is/beneficial/not as good as/in harmony with others to leave.
Therefore, the people in the territory/don't take/seal the border, consolidate the country/don't take the risk of mountains and rivers, dominate the world/don't take advantage of the military revolution. Those who gain the Tao/help more, those who lose the Tao/help less. When there is little help, relatives will be there; Help more, and the world will be at peace. To/the world, attack/pro; Therefore, a gentleman can defeat the enemy without fighting.
Translation:
The weather conditions conducive to fighting are not comparable to the geographical situation conducive to fighting, and the geographical situation conducive to fighting is not comparable to the will and internal unity of soldiers in the battle. Three miles inside the city, seven miles outside the city, attack it around, and you can't win.
Surround and attack it, you must get weather that is conducive to combat, but you can't win, because the weather conditions that are conducive to combat are not as good as the geographical situation that is conducive to combat. The city wall is not high, the moat is not deep, the weapons and equipment are not bad, and the food is not small, but the defenders abandon the city and flee. This is because the geographical situation favorable to the battle is not as good as the will and unity of the people in the battle.
Therefore, we cannot rely on the boundaries of territory to calm people's hearts, to consolidate national defense, to deter the world, and not to rely on the strength of weapons and equipment. People who practice benevolent policies will have more people to help and support him, while those who do not practice benevolent policies will have fewer people to help and support him. With so few people helping him, all his brothers and sisters will betray him.
So many people helped him that everyone in the world surrendered to him. With the condition that people all over the world submit to him, they will attack those who betray him physically and by their brothers. Therefore, those who practice benevolent government will either not fight or win.
Extended data
Tao helps less, which reflects philosophical truth.
1, from the standpoint of justice and benevolence, will get the support and help of most people;
2. Violating morality and benevolence will inevitably lead to isolation.
3. The article compares "the right time", "the right place" and "the harmony between people" step by step. It demonstrates the truth that "the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as the harmony between people".
Mencius inherited Confucius' thought of "benevolence" and advocated "people-oriented". "The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light."
Mencius opposed war. He thinks it is too cruel and advocates "benevolent government" to unify the world. Mencius' theory of "benevolent governance" is based on the theory of "good nature". Mencius said, "Everyone has a hidden heart."